[Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse on a K3/K3S purchase?

[David F. Reed]

a counterpoint; I used to have an IC-7800; great rig... I bought a K3 as a
second rig... started using it and to my surprise, it was superior in a few
ways (primarily diversity reception on the low bands); using it I only
missed the panoramic display.  Got the P3, and that was superior.

Conclusion? I ended up selling the IC-7800, buying another K3 and improved
my antenna farm with the proceeds. Net result for me was a better station.

Since then I have added a KX3 and after using it a while, sold one of the
K3; it is just hard to beat a K3, and the KX3 is a close second and
portable to boot.

Gotta love Elecraft. (yes, I drank the cool-ade).

--73 de Dave, W5SV

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
> I personally don't like that sculpted look, I like the No nonsense look of
> the K3.Some of the flashy ones are downright goofy looking (those radios
> look like toys).
>
> That being said. I have no regrets with the K3, it's a nice radio and does
> what I need it to do.
>
> I've spent a lot more with Elecraft than  I originally planned, much of
> that is due to their service after the sale.
> I really don't mind spending money with a company knowing they will stand
> behind their product.
>
>
>
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>       From: Al Lorona <alorona at sbcglobal.net>
>  To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>  Sent: Monday, August 3, 2015 12:36 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse
> on a K3/K3S purchase?
>
> This is true for some people, but many folks can't get past the looks of a
> rig.
>
> A "well-known" ham in Nevada likes to get on 75 meters and when the
> subject of the K3 he once owned (for just a few days) comes up, he loves to
> retell the reasons why he got rid of it. "It looked like it was put
> together with chewing gum," -- which is his way of saying that the cabinet,
> knobs and lights don't have that cool, sculpted, flashy look. For a lot of
> appliance operators, these things are very important. "Eye candy," I think
> they call it.
>
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>
>
>
> >> There comes a time when you realize that Functionality is better than
> flash.
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